| Status: | Accident Investigation report not yet completed, but information verified through authorities or other sources. |
| Date: | Sunday 25 September 2022 |
| Time: | 21:13 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8V3 (WL) |
| Operator: | Copa Airlines |
| Registration: | HP-1539CMP |
| MSN: | 29667/3151 |
| First flight: | 2010 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 41663 |
| Cycles: | 14331 |
| Engines: | 2 CFMI CFM56-7B26 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 152 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 159 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Panama City-Tocumen International Airport (PTY) ( Panama)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX), Mexico |
| Panama City-Tocumen International Airport (PTY/MPTO), Panama | |
| Flightnumber: | CM135 |
Copa Airlines flight 135, a Boeing 737-800, veered off the left side of runway 03R while landing at Panama City-Tocumen International Airport.
Before starting the approach the crew carried out a Forward threat briefing, highlighting that the reverser of engine no.2 was inoperative per MEL. In case the runway was wet and in case of an asymmetry they would not use the engine no.1 reverse.
At the moment of touchdown the crew felt a vibration as if a wheel was deflated, with a strong yaw to the left. They proceeded to apply full rudder to the right to direct the aircraft towards the runway centreline and activated the reverse of engine no.1 to slow the aircraft without success. Perceiving that the yaw moment was increasing and following the procedures, the pilot kept the reverse and continued applying full deflection on the right pedal to return the aircraft to the runway centreline without success.
The aircraft went off the side of the runway and stopped. The crew analyzed the situation perceiving a strong smell of burning. The nose gear was collapsed and to avoid possible further damage they decided to shut down the engines, and verified that there was no indication of OVERHEAT or FIRE, proceeded to start the APU to have an alternate power source. An evacuation was carried out without incidents or reports of any person with any injury.
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MPTO 260200Z 01003KT 9999 SCT017CB SCT090 26/24 Q1009 NOSIG
02:13 UTC / 21:13 local time:
MPTO 260213Z 11011KT 6000 TSRA SCT007 SCT016CB BKN080 25/24 Q1009 TEMPO 7000
03:00 UTC / 22:00 local time:
MPTO 260300Z 29008KT 8000 TSRA SCT007 SCT015CB BKN080 25/23 Q1009 TEMPO 6000
#NoticiasGirasolTV |Avión de Copa Airlines sale de la pista al aterrizar en Panamá
Girasol TV (@girasol_tv) September 26, 2022
Copa Airlines, reportó en la noche de este domingo que el vuelo CM135 que viajaba desde la Ciudad de México hasta el aeropuerto internacional de Tocumen, en Panamá. pic.twitter.com/KH0eTc5XHk
Reabren aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen tras incidente de avión de @CopaAirlines que se salió de la pista. pic.twitter.com/PM2V7sqWV6
Diario Critica.Pa (@criticaenlinea) September 26, 2022
🇵🇦PANAMA
Noticias 507 y El Mundo (@agrimensuraferg) September 26, 2022
🚨🛬IMPORTANTE: El vuelo #CM135 de hoy Ciudad de México-Panamá que partió a las 5:26pm hora local se vio involucrado en un incidente, saliéndose de la pista al aterrizar en el aeropuerto int'l de Tocumen en Panamá. No se reportan heridos. Brindaremos más información pic.twitter.com/xGLnORKEc8
Personal del departamento de accidentes e incidentes de la AAC se mantiene en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen recabando la información necesaria para efectuar la investigación sobre el incidente ocurrido la noche de ayer. @aacivilpty pic.twitter.com/5BxgflWj4z
— TVN Noticias (@tvnnoticias) September 26, 2022
Distance from Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport to Panama City-Tocumen International Airport as the crow flies is 2397 km (1498 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
